Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-21


Ended In the Ex.peascssnan.s Death.
yesterday, n The Criminal Court, the tf1ai q Tie
color.d nov Iexwss Wtu>p,s tnatcsa6 sor the mar
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So - S.a.ss ~. III as.n". - -
was In ehs store vhen tne scp,sv fhsf "a n si,e
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Out ne sid, "You VIII have picnic unless you put
Tum out too Then they clipched and LAWS
threw A,aer but the latter turned MIN. witness
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ing ana ne appeared TO have bruise on his cheek
Lemuel Hayes corruborated the preceding wit
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took WR,sfy' WITness he.rs VIlnsms OUTSIDE
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trouble in the ssare san,nS ,asr Ma Wniisms
down, but wulisms Got AVA and ran ont 10 the
about the store nj, day ~A-
VIM. A. Dawson TESTIFIED that about I'VE min
H.1s aNec Williams left the store Alder LETT Heard
ousss ~ e 49,. ray 70 nin LEWIS WINE sninssis
witnesses testifea 70 The Trace IN tss s,ore
Thos. Alder, son OF the deceased, testined that
Williams insisted on his being treated and CON-
menced cursfng Alder, and was told TO leave or he
S would be put out; Williams shook his finger In
witness went home and returned 10 the store; his
father left shortly AFTER with something IN his
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hurt, and found him lying on his face in the road
and helped 70 carry him nome; went for doctor,
but his father was removed TO the hospital before
ne got back; witness denied having had any trou-
BILE with Williams; thought his father had glass
In bis hand, as he was going after water
Moss Williams colored, the uncle Of the defend
ems store, with rocks "a his hands and telling him
TO put them down and go away: Williams replied:
Cneae that Is go0d advice" Williams came
around again ana said: Il am going 70 Kill him
TINS night;' didn't know who williams referred
10; ne had a stone In each hand
Hatue Sitnms, colorec. testified that she saw
Alder come out and start toward the pump, carry
Ing beer glass Before he reached the pump
MllnamS nv him With brick, and Alder fell
down. witness was shown the knife that the de-
tense claim was Alders aud identiffed IL as hers
ny piece oeing broken on the blade; she missed
didn't know who took IL away.
Dr l. Tyler, physician 10 the coroner, testified
70 the fracture OF Alder's skull. The wound had
sn, Ts =, oeng innc'eo win an insiru
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.,ouoN' %. Aiusa cav 'ue s'oie anu W eo"su
the pump with little glass In his hand Lewis
anything TO DO with him. and then said: you poor
white-0aN ana struck him a. WITH brick;
mat Nr. Aioer vas ying on the ground bleeding
MAS struck Before that he mad heard Moses
Mluiams tel Lewis 10 put Gown MS pricks and ne
ephea; Ill puI uoMn notning VII Nil tne " on
A. Williams started W run aiter giving tne
.'Let me go" and witness was somewhat scared
AM ". m,.n ". ne nv IN .9e "oyS WINES
brick WITNESS identined Il, and was passed 70
the yury Iot inspecion.l mere Were fight smart
VI peoPie seanu1t Iounu when tne oow was
struck contihued tne witness AND got drunk
sIter tne tuss anu oont reconece seeing WlAiains
again that night -. -. .x-.,..
Un ssdnr ,rss WINES saiu wi,I,a ,,
Approached Aider wnen ne was going TOW ard the
pump anu sdio: i wan. 70 zee you, anu AIoel
saia ~ away. ai o ulu noe 10 up 10 LEWIS
ana put ms han9 on his shoulder
James nenfy brooks coioreo oestineo tnat ne
was on tne porch aioer the tussie; saw Lewis
Alder leiL First saw Lewis IN the road did not
sce NUN nave y pIick unll yust oelote ne Threw ~
witness iaen.lmeu suit as oeiongihg 70 simms
nis - , Sne nn,e winch . ~ Is clsn-u oy tne ae-
iense Alaer nao.I Nniams was Ia the Kitchen
tdias night "here the hhiie was kept
LEWIS WOULD NOT BIZ rAcIrrKD.
rooa On ,ron, ~ tina store af.er the ,,ss,s on en-.
'o@0 an nous " $500. 49, . .u's'e on sne
porch. Saw Lewis waking up ana down the road
swearing. At first he did not have thing In his
hand, but when he walked past her the second
time he had q piece OF brick He was saying
sometnlns ABOUT man anu some one ssud ne
w0uia MOI ssf A. Ma IN anu ne p.. ~
d dec sed Zane out lewis said .Rir rop hss.
me- /" and Alder replied: al did, but Tn done with
II now; 60 on and behave yourself" Lewis said be
was not cone with II. MI Alder replied: "Im
done with II; don't want 10 bother with boys II
you were a man wouio KNOW wnat 10 90. I'm
done with you"
well, retorted Lewis, 81 am not done with Il;
am am a-ofa@," and struck him with
piece OF brick.
Bernard Festead testified that he saw the par
ties LAlder and Lewis Williams) talking hear the
wagon, and Alder said that he was now sober and
he did not wish TO have any more trouble. In q
few minutes witness heard that Lewis had knocked
Alder down. Dad not see anything In Alders
hand when ne came out VIM F.Marr, policeman,
TESTIFIED that he arrested Williams al 30 O'Clock
Sunday morning At simms house, on Central ave-
nue., about TWO miles from Weidens First saw
him in the kitchen, and burst the door In when
Williams had run up stairs Witness took MIN 10
the NTH precinct station. Officer Prather was
with him, and when they We're coming through
williams said: IL 40 not want TO lose IT, Wit
ness asked. "What.- and he replied, THAT knife.
II hadn't the brick Il would have killed me-" on
the way he asked about Alder, and was told that
he was badly hurt, and he admitted that he had
struck Alder. Saw no marks on. Williams show
Onicer Richard y. Prather corroborated OfIicer
Marr aud said that Williams said if 1t had not
been for the knife he would not have struck Mr.
Alder, Saw no marks on the prisoner. He said
Alder had struck him In the mouth. This closed
| tie case for the GOVERNMENT
r.rrurrror INSTRUMENTATION prprxp.x,
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Inc oeienoaat "as eneh caiieo W ehe seaho ana
testined tnat ne was seventeen years oio; MS
motner o'eo "hen ne was TWO years oio, ana ne
had never seen MS ia'ner 10, zen years. he then
o on'u siSe,,s foot bnt anoec,zed and iss1
sfterward while on the porch. Alder
struck him and Knocked him down. and then
went on but came back. Alder then said: .sYou
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